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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interrupts Emily as she is doing her homework during the second scene?
(a) A train whistle.
(b) The church choir.
(c) A car horn honking.
(d) The school bell.

2. What does Mrs. Webb chide Emily for when she first appears on stage?
(a) Being too slow to get up.
(b) Teasing her younger siblings.
(c) Staying up too late at night.
(d) Studying while she eats.

3. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide her husband for when he comes home at the beginning of the play?
(a) Not getting enough rest.
(b) Not picking up the milk she needed from the store.
(c) Drinking too much.
(d) Coming home late again.

4. At the beginning of the play, what is Mrs. Gibbs doing just as her husband comes home?
(a) Calling her children to breakfast.
(b) Getting ready for a party.
(c) Making dinner.
(d) Sewing a quilt.

5. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide George for when he first appears on stage?
(a) Sleeping in.
(b) Forgetting his homework.
(c) Spending his allowance too frivolously.
(d) Talking back to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George want to be when he grows up?

2. What does Mr. Webb do for the person he sees on his way home from work on the first day of the play?

3. Who helps George with his homework?

4. What does Dr. Gibbs say they must do to help Simon Stimson?

5. Who does the stage manager introduce at the beginning of the second scene of the play?

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